Endoscopy 2021; 53(08): v38
DOI: 10.1055/a-1328-4323
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    Joan Tosca et al. Caustic ingestion: development and validation of a prognostic score

    In a long-term cohort study, 469 cases of caustic ingestion were included over a period of 22 years. A prognostic score was developed showing that ingestion of acid substances, neutrophil count, metabolic acidosis, and severity of „endoscopic injury are independent risk factors for poor outcome.

     

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    27 July 2021

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